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UC Irvine team creates long-lasting, cobalt-free, low-nickel lithium-ion batteries

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In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt—which is often mined using child labor—in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have developed a long-lasting alternative made with nickel.

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BMW Group creates closed recycling loop for high-voltage batteries in China

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The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. Already today, the BMW Group uses secondary nickel in the high-voltage batteries of the BMW iX.

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Benchmark launches Li-ion Battery Raw Material Price Index

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The index covers the following battery chemistries: NCM MID-NICKEL. Lithium hydroxide (CIF Asia). Nickel sulfate (CIF Asia). NCM HIGH-NICKEL. Lithium hydroxide (CIF Asia). Nickel sulfate (CIF Asia). Battery grade lithium carbonate (EXW China). Cobalt hydroxide (CIF Asia). Manganese sulfate.

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POSCO Chemical, GM in large-scale CAM supply agreement to support EV growth

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CAM is a key battery material consisting of components like processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. POSCO Chemical and General Motors Co.

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Groundbreaking for Mercedes-Benz battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

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The Primobius’ process flowsheet targets the recovery of valuable materials from consumer electronic batteries (devices with lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) cathodes), and nickel‐rich EV and stationary storage battery chemistries (lithiumnickel-manganese‐cobalt (NMC) cathodes).

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GM Back in the EV Spotlight

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Noting similar challenges for other OEMs, Casey Selecman, a forecast director with AutoForecast Solutions, stated, “Everyone is up against it globally, there are looming threats of shortages for nickel, lithium, graphite and cobalt.”

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Government of Canada, Québec invest in GM-POSCO CAM plant in Québec

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CAM are key battery materials that consist of components such as processed nickel, lithium and other materials that make up about 40% of the cost of a battery. The federal government is investing through the Strategic Innovation Fund’s Net Zero Accelerator initiative to support GM-POSCO’s more than $600-million project.

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